Overview
- Tipoff is 10 p.m. ET at Chase Center with coverage on ESPN and NBC Sports Bay Area.
- Detroit enters 34-12 atop the East after a 114-96 loss in Phoenix on Thursday, while Golden State is 27-22 following a 140-124 win in Utah.
- Golden State remains without Jimmy Butler III for the season and has Jonathan Kuminga, Seth Curry and LJ Cryer out, Gui Santos questionable, and Stephen Curry active.
- DraftKings lists the Warriors as 2.5-point favorites with a total of 224.5 points, after the line flipped from an opening Pistons -1.5.
- This is the teams’ first meeting of the season, with a rematch set for March 20 in Detroit.